Bob

well it's easy to promise, but have a search on the forums and you'll quickly see that things have changed over the last year, making it a lot tougher.

christmasoompa

Just pop the word 'retrogression' into the search box (top right) and you'll soon find many other threads from people about this. From what I understand, the agencies are still promising things because they want your money but there is no way of them delivering. I know that one of our members who is a nurse, Silverdragon, has been in the queue and waiting for her visa since 2002!!

You only option is to be prepared to wait a long, long time for a visa and hope things change, or to consider another country (Canada is v easy and quick for nurses to get to if that helps at all?).

Best of luck.

JAJ

I wouldn't say that Canada is "v easy" for nurses, but it is more straightforward than the United States, in visa terms.

Australia is the most straightforward migration option, at least for those under 45.

christmasoompa

A job offer for a nurse in Canada can be obtained within a week, LMO (which the hospital applies for, no paperwork required by applicant) takes approx 6 weeks and then TWP (2 page form) can be applied for at POE so the whole process can take no more than 8 weeks. That is common for nurses in the Canada forum, they're lucky enough to be one of the few occupations that can get there quickly and also have a pick of where in Canada they want to go.

I have no idea about Australia but 8 weeks and a 2 page form seems 'v easy' in immigration terms to me.

Edited to add this Wiki article which may be of use to the OP just in case Canada is of interest............http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Nursing-Canada

JAJ

Temporary residence, with all its inherent hassles and risks, does not count as "v easy" immigration. Permanent residence from Day 1 is available in Australia.

Nurses also usually have to do conversion exams in Canada, not in Australia.

christmasoompa

Perhaps I'm missing something but a TWP is far less hassle than PR, and I don't see where the risk for the OP would be? Don't forget that permanent residence can be applied for as soon as the applicant is in Canada working and takes around 6-9 months to obtain.

As I said, I have no idea about Australia so didn't have a clue how that compared, but I suggested Canada to the OP as most people think it's very similar to the US and is at least not far from the UK.

HoosierDaddy

While Forbes is a fine establishment, there was a study recently (yesterday?) on Yahoo from Business Week and Fort Wayne was # 1 in the Hoosier State.
Yayyyyyyyyyy.

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home...Your-Kids-2009

'Mon the Zoo

MsElui

I used to work for a company (Lincoln) whose HQ was in fort wayne!

HoosierDaddy

So did the mother-in-law. Job eliminated after 21 years and wasn't re-hired as she didn't have a degree. Nice. They still have a presence here in the Summit City.